autoworker

noun

au·​to·​work·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce autoworker (audio)
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: a person employed in the automobile manufacturing industry

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In February of last year, the United Auto Workers committed $40 million through 2026 in funds to support non-union autoworkers and battery workers who are organizing across the country, and particularly in the South. Bob Woods, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025 Thousands of autoworkers and other members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, one of the country’s biggest umbrella labor groups, have started hourly strikes since Thursday. Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Thousands of autoworkers and other members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, one of the country’s biggest umbrella labor groups, have started hourly strikes since Dec. 5 to protest Mr. Yoon. Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024 What do violinists, grocery store clerks, college dorm counselors, nurses, teachers, hotel housekeepers, dockworkers, TV writers, autoworkers, Amazon warehouse workers and Boeing workers have in common? Robert Forrant, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for autoworker 

Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of autoworker was in 1901

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“Autoworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoworker. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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